Lady Cathleen Hudson
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Lady Cathleen Blanche Lily Eliot, later Seyfried, later still Hudson (29 July 1921–October 1994) was the younger daughter of John Granville Cornwallis Eliot, 6th Earl of St Germans
and Lady Blanche Linnie Somerset, daughter of the 9th Duke of Beaufort
. She is the mother of the present Baron Herbert.
Her father died from pneumonia on 22 March 1922, whilst recuperating in South Africa following a riding accident, leaving issue two daughters. His earldom and associated titles thus passed to his first cousin. Her mother, the widowed Countess, remarried George Francis Valentine Scott Douglas and had a son James Douglas (later Sir James Scott Douglas, Bt) by her second husband; this half-brother died unmarried.
John Beeton Seyfried, Royal Horse Guards
(1923–2008), and had issue, one daughter, and one son, David John Seyfried-Herbert, 19th Baron Herbert. The marriage was dissolved 1956.
Issue:
She married secondly, on 1957-01-07, Sir Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson (1919–1996), and had a further daughter and son
Issue:
died childless in 1984, and this made her the junior co-heiress, with the co-heiresses of her elder sister as senior co-heiresses, to the baronies Herbert
and Botetourt
. At her own death in 1994, this junior half-share in both baronies was inherited by her elder son David. The barony Herbert was eventually called out of abeyance
in his favour in 2002; that of Botetourt still remains in abeyance.
John Eliot, 6th Earl of St Germans
John Granville Cornwallis Eliot, 6th Earl of St Germans, MC was born on 11 June 1890 at 13 Grosvenor Gardens London to Henry Cornwallis Eliot, 5th Earl of St Germans and his wife Emily Harriett Labouchere .He was educated at a college in St Peter Intra, Broadstairs, Kent and at the Royal Military...
and Lady Blanche Linnie Somerset, daughter of the 9th Duke of Beaufort
Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort
- External links :* Paul Theroff. . Retrieved 24 November 2007....
. She is the mother of the present Baron Herbert.
Her father died from pneumonia on 22 March 1922, whilst recuperating in South Africa following a riding accident, leaving issue two daughters. His earldom and associated titles thus passed to his first cousin. Her mother, the widowed Countess, remarried George Francis Valentine Scott Douglas and had a son James Douglas (later Sir James Scott Douglas, Bt) by her second husband; this half-brother died unmarried.
Marriages
Lady Cathleen married firstly, on 1946-11-15, CaptainCaptain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
John Beeton Seyfried, Royal Horse Guards
Royal Horse Guards
The Royal Horse Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry.Founded August 1650 in Newcastle Upon Tyne by Sir Arthur Haselrig on the orders of Oliver Cromwell as the Regiment of Cuirassiers, the regiment became the Earl of Oxford's Regiment during the reign of...
(1923–2008), and had issue, one daughter, and one son, David John Seyfried-Herbert, 19th Baron Herbert. The marriage was dissolved 1956.
Issue:
- Sarah Diana Seyfried, born 1949-04-06
- David John Seyfried-Herbert, 19th Baron Herbert, born 1952-03-03 (see Barony of HerbertBaron HerbertBaron Herbert is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ in 1461 for William Herbert, who was later made Earl of Pembroke. The second Earl of Pembroke surrendered his earldom in return for another earldom, Huntingdon. The barony, however, passed to his daughter Elizabeth, who...
).
She married secondly, on 1957-01-07, Sir Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson (1919–1996), and had a further daughter and son
Issue:
- Louise Deborah Hudson, born 1958-12-02,
- Michael Guy Havelock Hudson, born 1962-03-14.
Claim and succession to the Barony Herbert
Her uncle the Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort
Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort KG GCVO KStJ PC was a British peer, the son of Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort....
died childless in 1984, and this made her the junior co-heiress, with the co-heiresses of her elder sister as senior co-heiresses, to the baronies Herbert
Baron Herbert
Baron Herbert is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ in 1461 for William Herbert, who was later made Earl of Pembroke. The second Earl of Pembroke surrendered his earldom in return for another earldom, Huntingdon. The barony, however, passed to his daughter Elizabeth, who...
and Botetourt
Baron Botetourt
The title Baron Botetourt was created in the Peerage of England by writ of summons on 19 June 1305. It became abeyant in 1406, was recalled from abeyance in 1764 for Norborne Berkeley. However, it became abeyant again on his death in 1770...
. At her own death in 1994, this junior half-share in both baronies was inherited by her elder son David. The barony Herbert was eventually called out of abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
in his favour in 2002; that of Botetourt still remains in abeyance.
External links
- Paul Theroff. An Online Gotha - Beaufort. Retrieved 24 November 2007.